Pyrrhochalcia iphis (Drury, 1773)

Collins, Steve C., 2017, Observations on the biology of Afrotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Part 12. New information and corrections, Zootaxa 4312 (3), pp. 471-496 : 473

Pyrrhochalcia iphis (Drury, 1773)

The food plant illustrated in Cock (2010b, Figure 1 ) has been identified by M. Cheek, Kew, as Heritiera utilis ( Malvaceae , formerly Sterculiaceae ; MJWC-322). The unidentified vine on which MJWC found a caterpillar ( Cock 2010b, p.11) has been identified as Clerodendrum umbellatum ( Lamiaceae ; MJWC-319), but since the caterpillar did not feed on leaves of this plant, it should not be considered a food plant.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Final instar caterpillar of Pyrrhiades aeschylus, photographed on Acridocarpus chevalieri, riverine gallery forest, Dafra, Burkino Faso, 1 Jun 2007, by Jérémy Bouyer. 1, view of head at basal end of leaf shelter; 2, view of posterior region at distal end of leaf shelter; 3, detail of head anterodorsal view; 4, caterpillar, dorsal view. (© J. Bouyer).